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WH Ireland, the wealth management group, is in talks about an all-share merger with Team, another London-listed operator in the sector.

Thousands of job cuts at the NHS will go ahead after the £1bn needed to fund the redundancies was approved by the Treasury.

A Japanese manufacturing firm is facing a union battle over plans to shut factories in County Durham with the loss of hundreds of jobs.

Every month the Money blog interviews a top chef from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today they speak to Kevin Bonello, head chef at the Grade II* listed hotel The Grand, York.

Sourdough has boomed in popularity as a gut-healthy bread and what was once a staple of bakeries is now available in every supermarket.

The UK's jobless rate has risen to a level not seen since late 2020, according to official figures released ahead of the budget.

The former chief executive of Petrofac, the oilfield services group which collapsed last month, is in talks to raise tens of millions of pounds for the offshore wind energy group he set up four years ago.

A decision not to award compensation to the Waspi women will be reconsidered by the government because of undisclosed "evidence", the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.

The number of universal credit (UC) claimants has soared to 8.3 million people - up from 7.2 million at the same time last year, new government figures show.

There are more people looking for fewer jobs in Britain today than there were a year ago.